Godot Time Tracker

A simple background service that automatically tracks time spent in Godot Engine.

Setup

1. Install dependencies

sudo apt install python3-psutil

2. Create both scripts on your machine

3. Create systemd service

mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user
cat > ~/.config/systemd/user/godot-tracker.service << 'EOF'
[Unit]
Description=Godot Time Tracker
After=graphical-session.target

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /path/to/time-tracker.py # REPLACE THIS!
Restart=always
RestartSec=5
Environment=HOME=%h

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
EOF

4. Enable and Start Service

chmod +x ~/Games/time-tracker.py
systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user enable godot-tracker.service
systemctl --user start godot-tracker.service

5. Create Alias for Easy Access

echo 'alias godot-time="python3 /path/to/godot-time.py"' >> ~/.bash_aliases # or .bashrc if you don't have an aliases file. Also, remember to change the path
source ~/.bash_aliases

Usage

• Check time: godot-time
• Reset time: rm ~/.godot_time.json
• Check service status: systemctl --user status godot-tracker.service
• Stop service: systemctl --user stop godot-tracker.service
• Start service: systemctl --user start godot-tracker.service

How It Works

• The service runs automatically in the background
• It detects when Godot is running and starts counting time
• Time is saved every minute to ~/.godot_time.json